Torpedo-guard



Patented June 17, 1919.

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TonPEDo GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3,1918.

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Patented June 17', 1919.

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CHRISTOPHER SEALY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TORPEDO-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jun@ 1'?, 19u19,

Application filed August 3, 1918. Serial No. 248,159.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER SEALY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Torpedo-Guards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a torpedo guard, and one of the principal objects is to provide a plurality of guard units mounted in an efficient and novel manner, providing a double protection for the vital parts of a vessel.

A further object is to provide certain novel means for securing the guard units in position, for permitting the most effective use thereof.

With the foregoing and further obj ects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of the elements hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a View of the guard in elevation, and in operative position.

Fig. 2 is a view in top plan, showing guard units in position on both sides of the vessel to be protected.

Figs. 3 and 5 show the guard supporting devices in elevation, and the inner and outer guards in vertical section.

Figs. 4, 6 and 7 are fragmentary perspective views; Fig. 4 showing the mounting means for the outer unit, Fig. 6 the mounting means for the inner unit, and Fig. 7 the manner of mounting the swinging unit at the bow.

The outer guard unit comprises a net of suitable construction designated 10 and has connection with the hull of the vessel by 40 means of suitable supporting frames or devices referred to below. The inner guard unit is shown at 12 and is independently mounted between the outer net and the hull of the vessel. The rear ends of the outer 45 nets are deflected toward each other at the stern and provide for protecting the rudder and propellers.

At the bow a plurality of nets 14 and'15 are mounted, each `of the nets having con- 50 nection with the outer net and being positioned at an angle with the longitudinal axis of the hull.

The outer nets extend to a suitable distance below the water line and below the inner nets, and are mounted in frames comprising uprights 17 carried by brackets 16 upon the side of the vessel, and horizontally extending members 18 and 19 which are secured at 21 and 22 to the upper and lower portions of the net, respectively. The frames mentioned are designed to extend at about right angles to the hull and to be maintained in that position. The inner net 12 is maintained in position by means of a plurality of frames comprising uprights 24 and horizontally extending members 25 `and 26 mounted on the side of the vessel, and having pivotal connection therewith at 27.

The nets 14 and l5 extend from the front portion of the outer net 10 and to a point in substantial alinement with the main axis of the hull. These are connected with the hull and outer nets, or the frames of the latter, by means of eye members 31. Spacing elements for the nets 14 and 15 comprise uprights 28 and outwardly extending arms 29 and 30. These nets are controlled with reference to outward or inward movement-.- incident to the use of the anchors and to permit of such usewby means of cables 33 and 34 controlling movement toward the bow and cables 34 for producing movement in llile opposite direction when casting the an- It will be observed that the frames of the inner and outward nets are reversely positioned with reference to each other. The lower portions of the rear frames of the outer nets are properly spaced from the hull by means of spacing member 35.

What is claimed is In a device of the class described, an inner guard unit and a plurality of frames for supporting the latter, each frame comprising a vertical bar adjacent to the guard, inwardly extending arms directly connected with the guard 'unit and having downwardly deflected ends, socket members carried by. the side of the vessel for receiving the deflected ends, an outer guard unit and frames for supporting the latter, the frames last named including vertical bars adjacent to the hull and outwardly extending arms connected with the outer guard unit, and means pivotally connecting the frames last named with the hull.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHRISTOPHER SEALY.

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